East Africa

First edition. 8vo, with a tipped-in photograph and an autograph letter by Stanley, 12 printed leaves, on green or blue paper, mounted on thick white card. With photographic portraits of Stanley, W.G. Stairs, Thomas Heazle Parke, Robert Henry Nelson, and A.J. Mounteney-Jephson by Henry van de Weyde, London, mounted on 5 leaves, with two further photographic prints showing the Stanley Testimonial Shield and medallions designed by Henry Wellcome, both mounted on one page. Original calf, upper cover embossed with the shield of the United States emblazoned with the name 'Stanley', and with the American eagle above, white-and-gold patterned endpapers, gilt edges, neatly rebacked, a very good copy.

First edition. 5 volumes, 4to., engraved title vignettes, three large folding maps, 55 engraved plates including 53 natural history studies, four leaves of Ethiopian script, small paper flaw to blank margin page 27 volume V, very occasional light foxing, contemporary calf gilt, neat repairs to extremities, a fine, fresh set.

First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo., xxiii, 434; viii, 420 pp., errata slip, 5 lithograph plates (lightly spotted), 4 folding charts and 6 vignettes, contemporary ink inscription at head of titles, with long loosely inserted autograph letter to the mother of Lt. Henry Gibbons relating the news of his death (the envelope taped to the page in the narrative containing details of his burial), note by Gibbons' sister Mrs J. H. Pindar) tipped-in, contemporary half green calf, spines tanned, one label defective, modern green calf drop-backed box.

First edition. 4to, vi, 333 pp., 16 lithographed plates, one folding, 2 engraved folding maps, occasional foxing, contemporary calf gilt, green morocco label, a fine copy.

Inscribed EMIN PASHA RELIEF EXPEDITION 1887 & 1889, impressed on base Doulton. Lambeth with other marks, 19.5 cm.

First edition. Royal 8vo.,(24.5 x 16.8cm.), xvi([includes frontispiece), 416 pp., folding map (in the rear cover pocket), 37 plates (1 photographic, 36 after sketches), 82 photo illustrations in the text, original ribbed red cloth, an excellent copy.

First edition. 5 volumes, 4to., engraved title vignettes, three large folding maps, 55 engraved plates including 53 natural history studies, four leaves of Ethiopian script,contemporary mottled calf, gilt corners and edges, sometime rebacked, red and brown morocco labels, endpapers spotted, old light waterstain to lower fore-corner volume V, a good set.

First English edition, limited to 200 numbered copies signed by Rowland Ward, Imperial 4to. (40 x 32 cm. approx.), vii, 140 pp., coloured portrait frontispiece, 18 photogravure plates (5 double-page), 58 coloured, and 7 monochrome illustrations in text after Piotr Stachiewicz, coloured folding map, fine modern full red morocco gilt with pictorial gilt block to upper cover to the same design as the original, original Rowland Ward 'snakeskin' end-papers, top edge gilt others uncut, a fine example.

First edition, number 96 of an unspecified 'private limited edition', 8vo, inscribed presentation copy to John Boyes, xxix, 293 pp., 25 plates, original dark blue cloth gilt, spine rubbed.

First edition, 8vo, 282 pp., 6 pages ads at end, frontispiece and 16 full-page photographic illustrations, original 'snakeskin' cloth, original paper label, small stamp foot page 20, occasional light foxing, light darkening to spine, an excellent example.